An American film company bought the rights to turn this piece into a movie from its composer before they realized it was not an opera. The clarinets are the second melodic group to be heard in this wo
An American film company bought the rights to turn this piece into a movie from its composer before they realized it was not an opera. The clarinets are the second melodic group to be heard in this work, shortly following the flutes. Its genesis lies in the fact that Fernandez Arbos was already commissioned to compose music for Iberia. Ida Rubenstein commissioned it and danced in the ballet performance two years before the concert version was performed. The main melody is introduced following the start of an ostinato 3/4 rhythm on the snare drum. For 10 points, identify this composition based off a Spanish dance, written by Maurice Ravel.
An American film company bought the rights to turn this piece into a movie from its composer before they realized it was not an opera.
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